April 11, 2014
The 7th annual Mineral Products Association (MPA) Members Environment & Mineral Planning Conference has been held at the University of Warwick,…
April 11, 2014
Sandvik Construction says that Komek Machinery, the existing distributor for Rammer premium hydraulic breakers, has now also been appointed…
April 8, 2014
The world two largest cement producers are understood to have agreed the terms of a US$50 billion (€36.5 billion) merger, in the industry's biggest…
April 7, 2014
The world’s two largest cement producers, Lafarge and Holcim, have agreed a multi-billion merger of equals in the industry's biggest ever tie-up. The…
April 7, 2014
Holcim says in a statement that it confirms that Lafarge and Holcim are in advanced discussions regarding a possible combination. Holcim and Lafarge…
April 4, 2014
LiuGong Machinery’s Asia Pacific subsidiary Singapore headquarters will now house the Asia Pacific arm of Dressta. The global construction equipment…
April 4, 2014
Caterpillar has outlined its strategy for customers in lesser regulated countries selling and buying used Tier 4 Interim products for operation in…
April 4, 2014
Thailand’s Siam Cement says it expects 2014 domestic cement demand growth to be lower than the 7% posted in 2013 due to slowdown of the government’s…
April 4, 2014
The world’s biggest JCB dealer depot, Stroykomplekt (SKL) in Ekaterinburg, Russia, has opened after a £6 million (€4.5 million) investment aimed at…
April 4, 2014
Astec has celebrated test-firing the 500th burner manufactured (pictured with the staff involved) since it entered the burner market in 2003. Astec…
April 4, 2014
According to the Federal Customs Service (FCS), crushed stone imports exceeded 25.567 million tonnes worth US$399.2 million (€294.77 million) in 2013…
April 4, 2014
Lafarge has appointed of Guillaume Roux as the new country chief executive officer, Nigeria and Benin Republic. Also an executive vice president, who…
April 4, 2014
The Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) has signed a letter of intent with Fives FCB to build a fifth cement plant line with a clinker production…
April 4, 2014
Italian building materials producer Buzzi Unicem saw a consolidated net loss of €50.70 million in 2013, compared to a net loss of €28.5 million a…
April 4, 2014
The performance of the Portuguese cement company Cimpor in 2013 yielded a dividend volume of €1.83 million to its largest shareholder, InterCement,…